Prayers for Afghanistan

President Barack Obama's decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan deserves the support and prayers of the American people.

Under the best of conditions, Afghanistan will be another Iraq. Under the worst, it could be another Vietnam. One wonders what would have happened if President George W. Bush had continued to pound the hills of Afghanistan near Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was believed to be pinned down. Instead, Bush pulled back and headed for Iraq, and now Obama is forced to choose among a series of bad options left behind by Bush.

Obama applied a process to make his decision with deliberation and thought. We don't really understand Afghan tribal culture enough to know if this plan will work, but by sending more troops into Afghanistan, we are at least in the country that hatched the plan to attack America on 9/11. Al-Qaida and the Taliban are linked. They have the ability to establish a haven in the hills and then wait for another chance to attack America. Obama wants to stop that from happening.

Bennion Spencer

Riverton

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